Research Skills Big6 - Step 4. Use of Information
The purpose of this step is to evaluate information collected from various sources. It involves information evaluation, note-taking skills and citations.
Questions:
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What information do I expect to find in this source?
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​What is the major problem which causes water crisis in Hong Kong?
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Who is responsible for the problem?
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Are there any solutions to solve the problem?
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What measures does Hong Kong government take to reduce the problem?
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What information from the source is useful?
You will
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read to answer research questions
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take notes
Read thoroughly the information and pick whatever is necessary.
Questions
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What type of information do I need?
Using SWOT analysis to reduce water pollution in HK.
What can be done to reduce water pollution?
Information Source:
Environmental Protection Department, The Government of HKSAR
Beach Water Quality http://www.beachwq.gov.hk/en/index.aspx
Flood Prevention Strategy http://www.dsd.gov.hk/EN/Files/education/E03_Ch01_p025_068.pdf
2. How can I take notes?
Note-taking tools
The following pages are tools for note-taking.
ShortText.com - http://www.shorttext.com/
Note Taking Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMRTWk2cH0M
Note Taking Strategies and Skills http://www.testtakingtips.com/note/index.htm
Note Taking Skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCrslHx7xA
How to take better notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAWhE0mj69I
Effective Note-taking http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/dept/f-psyc/copy_of_notes
Taking Notes from Research Reading http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/reading-and-researching/notes-from-research
Effective Notemaking from Written Text https://student.unsw.edu.au/notemaking-written-text
Collaborative note taking tools
Google docs
Wikis (Wikispaces, MediWiki….)
To-Do-List Tools
Backpack - http://backpackit.com/
3. Is the information reliable?
How to evaluate information
Website Evaluation Tools
The following pages are tools for evaluating websites.
How to evaluate information using the C.R.A.A.P. Test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAWhE0mj69I
Evaluate information http://www.open.ac.uk/library/help-and-support/evaluate-information
Research guide http://www.classzone.com/books/research_guide/page_build.cfm?content=web_eval_criteria&state=none
Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages https://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webcrit.html
Evaluating Websites http://www.lib.umd.edu/tl/guides/evaluating-web
How to Evaluate a Web Page http://lib.colostate.edu/howto/evalweb.html
Evaluation Wizard http://21cif.com/tools/evaluate/
The following pages are tools for evaluating websites.
Criteria for evaluating website
http://www.classzone.com/books/research_guide/page_build.cfm?content=web_eval_criteria&state=none
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tbarcalow/490NET/EvalRubric.htm